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- What happens to the brain when we hear an accent? Listening to Accents Have you ever wondered what happens to the brain when we hear an accent? Research This article from the journal, Scientific American, describes current research ... Read more
- What Do Americans Think About Foreign Accents? What Do Americans Think About Foreign Accents? In my accent reduction coaching program, I often discuss this question with my clients. This is what I tell them…. Many Americans ... Read more
- What are the IPA symbols for American vowel sounds? What are the IPA symbols for American vowel sounds? Many of the people who work with me in my accent reduction coaching program have been studying ... Read more
- Websites for learning the American T sounds The American T sounds My posts from last week on the American T sounds were very popular. I’m pleased that so many people found that information ... Read more
- Want Clear American English? Clear American English I always tell my accent reduction clients that one technique for speaking clear American English is to lengthen your vowel sounds. Long Clear Vowel Sounds Why ... Read more
- Voiced & Voiceless Sounds in American English The Voiced & Voiceless Sounds Every week I receive questions about the importance of voiced and voiceless sounds in American English pronunciation. There are several reasons why it’s ... Read more
- Using Reduced Speech in American English Using Reduced Speech in American English This week several of my accent reduction coaching clients asked me how they can make their spoken English sound more ... Read more
- Use a Held T for Smoother American Speech The Held T Sound & Smooth Speech Last weekend, one of my accent reduction coaching clients asked me a great question about the Held T sound. He asked: How ... Read more
- University of Iowa Pronunciation App University of Iowa pronunciation app The articulation tool from the University of Iowa is now available as an iPhone & Android app. This is an excellent app for learning to articulate ... Read more
- Try wiktionary for standard American pronunciations Try wiktionary for standard American pronunciations While searching for an online dictionary that features clear American style pronunciations, one of my accent reduction coaching clients discovered ... Read more
- The Top American English Pronunciation Error for Indians The top American English pronunciation for error for Indians In my Skype accent reduction coaching program I work one on one with many professionals from India. These engineers, scientists ... Read more
- The Most Common Syllable Stress Pattern You must use the correct syllable stress patterns If you’re at all knowledgeable about American English pronunciation, you understand that using syllable stress correctly is one of ... Read more
- The Most Common Sound in Spoken English The Most Common Sound in Spoken English Linguistic research indicates that the most common sound in spoken English is the schwa vowel sound. The phonetic symbol for ... Read more
- The Importance of Voiced and Voiceless Sounds The Importance of Voiced and Voiceless Sounds In spoken American English there are many pairs of consonant sounds that are articulated using the same tongue and ... Read more
- The Importance of the Schwa Sound The Importance of the Schwa Sound I want to tell you about the schwa vowel sound. Schwa is the most common sound is in both American and British ... Read more
- The Dropped T Sound The American English T Sounds In yesterday’s post, I wrote about the 4 sounds of the American T * and I explained how Americans often use ... Read more
- The Best Accent Reduction Books The Best Accent Reduction Books When choosing to improve their American accent, the first step most people take is to purchase an accent reduction or American English pronunciation ... Read more
- Take responsibility for your communication If you want to communicate clearly in American English, no one is going to fix it for you. You’ll have to take responsibility for that. Read more
- Stressed Vowel Sounds Quiz Take this quiz on stressed vowel sounds to test yourself on your knowledge of syllable stress patterns in spoken English. There are 10 questions in the quiz. If you ... Read more
- Speaking English, should I speed up or slow down? Speaking English, should I speed up or slow down? Many of the people who I work with in my accent reduction coaching program ask me~ Susan, when ... Read more